The 2017 Executive Budget Document
Governor McAuliffe's Proposed Amendments to the 2016-2018 Biennial Budget
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Released on December 16, 2016 
 
Department of Conservation and Recreation [199]
Secretarial Area: Natural and Historic Resources
formerly under: Natural Resources
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $66,413,820 $85,398,363 $151,812,183
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $44,283,470 $79,109,560 $123,393,030
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $69,138,217 $56,422,726 $125,560,943
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $58,996,178 $79,959,659 $138,955,837
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Proposed Budget $118,594,799 $50,292,668 $168,887,467
    2016 Appropriation $119,653,799 $50,292,668 $169,946,467
    Governor's Amendments ($1,059,000) $0 ($1,059,000)
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Proposed Budget $49,922,661 $50,292,668 $100,215,329
    2016 Appropriation $53,948,147 $50,292,668 $104,240,815
    Governor's Amendments ($4,025,486) $0 ($4,025,486)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 430.50 100.50 531.00
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 434.50 100.50 535.00
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 412.50 39.50 452.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 412.50 39.50 452.00
2016-2018 2017 Proposed Positions 412.50 39.50 452.00
    2016 Appropriation 412.50 39.50 452.00
    Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 Proposed Positions 408.50 39.50 448.00
    2016 Appropriation 412.50 39.50 452.00
    Governor's Amendments (4.00) 0.00 (4.00)
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
Reduce general fund deposit to Virginia Land Conservation Fund Decision Package
  Decreases funding for the Virginia Land Conservation Fund. With this reduction, $900,000 will be available for each of the four land conservation grant categories, and $900,000 will be available for the Virginia Outdoors Foundation's Open-Space Preservation Fund.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
General Fund $0 ($3,500,000)
Reflect October 2016 Savings in agency budgets Decision Package
  Reflects the savings included in the Governor's October 2016 Savings Plan.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
General Fund ($1,059,000) $0
Eliminate four positions Decision Package
  Eliminates the Environmental Education Unit. This is a continuation of a strategy included in the FY 2017 Savings Plan released in October 2016.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
General Fund $0 ($450,000)
Positions 0.00 (4.00)
Supplant general fund appropriation with nongeneral fund interest revenue Decision Package
  Supplants general fund support with nongeneral fund dollars. The department will utilize $30,138 from the Virginia Land Conservation Fund and $45,348 combined from the Water Quality Improvement Fund and Virginia Natural Resource Commitment Fund. The usage of interest earnings is authorized in statute and through budgetary language for these funds. The agency has sufficient nongeneral fund appropriation to support this shift of funding.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
General Fund $0 ($75,486)
Enable the acquisition of land with nongeneral funds Decision Package
  Authorizes the department to acquire in-holdings and land contiguous to an existing state park to curb potential development and encourage land conservation. This amendment is language-only.
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
Acquisition of land for Natural Area Preserves
  Provides additional sources of nongeneral fund appropriation to acquire and preserve natural areas.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
Nongeneral Fund $26,000 $2,654,000
Acquisition of land for State Parks
  Provides additional nongeneral fund appropriation to acquire state park land, primarily in-holding and adjoining properties to protect the continuity of various state parks.
 
  FY 2017 FY 2018
Nongeneral Fund $0 $1,000,000


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